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Simon Toussaint

@simontoussaint.nl

Lecturer, Leiden University | Dynamics of wealth concentration | Macro + (Public) Finance + Econ History | Cellist and Baritone www.simontoussaint.nl

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Simon Toussaint@simontoussaint.nl · last yr.

Voor @leenders.bsky.social en mijzelf -- en met ons vele anderen -- was Nico Wilterdink een grote inspiratie, een pionier in het onderzoek naar de vermogensverdeling in Nederland. Nico gaf ons onderzoek veel steun en advies. Met Wouter & Johan Heilbron schreef ik een In Memoriam in @esb.nu:

Wouter Leenders@leenders.bsky.social · last yr.

Afgelopen maart overleed de socioloog Nico ­Wilterdink. Zijn proefschrift en latere onderzoek blijven een inspiratie voor economen en sociologen die onderzoek doen naar vermogen en ongelijkheid. Voor @esb.nu schreven @simontoussaint.nl, Johan Heilbron en ik een In Memoriam. esb.nu/in-memoriam-...

Auschwitz Memorial@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2y ago

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.
Simon Toussaint@simontoussaint.nl · 2y ago

Mijn lezing van het RvS-advies over Box 3 is dat er wel degelijk van alles mogelijk is, bijvoorbeeld een vermogensbelasting en zelfs forfaitair rendement is niet uitgesloten. Wel moet vermogen(sinkomen) integraal worden belast. Dat lijkt mij een uitstekend advies. www.raadvanstate.nl/adviezen/@14...

Wet werkelijk rendement box 3.

Voorgestelde box 3-stelsel heeft ingrijpende gevolgen voor burgers en BelastingdienstEr kleven zwaarwegende bezwaren aan het box 3-stelsel dat de regering voorstelt, onder andere op het gebied van de ...

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Jasper Lukkezen@lukkezen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Economenvakblad ESB is hier nu trouwens te vinden op @esb.nu. Dat account stuurt een bericht als er een nieuw artikel/analyse op esb.nu staat. Dat is iets vaker dan een keer per dag. Volgen dus! Dan blijf je bij.

Homepagina - ESB

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Jasper Lukkezen@lukkezen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Esb heeft Reddit 'gehaald', zo wordt ons verteld. Is dat een hele prestatie en horen we nu bij de cool kids en zo, of is dat een beetje mehh? www.reddit.com/r/thenetherl...

Haagse Insider@haagseinsider.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mensen - als je van dit platform een succes wilt maken, wees dan interactief. Like, repost, reageer en nodig anderen uit. Er zijn hier minder mensen dan op X en als dat zo blijft dan zal dit platform het niet redden. Maar door extra veel engagement kan het omslaan.

Simon Toussaint@simontoussaint.nl · 2y ago

By popular demand, here is a Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/NRXmLUs Use the list as a feed in your timeline, use the Starter Pack to follow all economists DM me if you want to be added to the list and Starter Pack

Simon Toussaint@simontoussaint.nl · 2y ago

I made a list of Dutch economists. Nice to follow for: - journos (@marikestellinga.bsky.social, @mathijsbouman.nl etc) - policy ( @wbcs99twit.bsky.social, @lukkezen.bsky.social) - academics ( @robertdur.bsky.social, @basvdklaauw.bsky.social) DM me if you want to be added! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Simon Toussaint@simontoussaint.nl · 2y ago

📯 Job Market Paper Alert 📯 Private businesses make up 50% of sales & profits and are the main wealth component of the wealthiest households. So, what is their value? Well, that's difficult, since they're not listed: their value is unobservable by definition! My #EconJMP tackles this problem 1/

Robust Estimation of Private Business Wealth* Job Market Paper Simon J. Toussaint† November 14, 2024 [Most recent version here] Abstract Estimating the market value of private businesses is essential for understanding both aggregate firm dynamics and top wealth inequality, yet these values are inherently unobservable. This paper introduces an econometric approach that treats the gap between true market values and initial estimates as measurement error. I employ time-series restrictions on these errors as moment conditions within a GMM framework, and use the fitted values from these estimations as error-free estimates of private business wealth and capital stocks. Applying this method to Dutch administrative data linking the universe of firms to their owners, I find that aggregate private business wealth increases by 30% of GDP initially, and is more stable than the unadjusted series. Top 1% and 0.1% wealth shares increase by 3–5 percentage points, peaking at 38% and 20%, respectively. Adjusted returns to firm wealth exhibit a steeper gradient across the wealth distribution than unadjusted returns, consistent with models of return heterogeneity.
Jacopo Mazza@jacopomazza.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi #econsky, my department is on the market for a full professor. The field is broadly applied with a focus on development/gender/migration/environmental. Please help me spread this as widely as possible, and I’m happy to answer questions informally. www.academictransfer.com/en/346598/fu...

Full Professor Global Economic Challenges and Development

USE is expanding in Global Economic Challenges and development with the appointment of a new Chair to strengthen its education and research in these fields.

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Simon Toussaint@simontoussaint.nl · 2y ago

@florianederer.bsky.social thought you might enjoy this (I found the analysis a bit contrived at times but it's a nice attempt) www.theguardian.com/music/2024/o...

Groping, greed and the lust for great power: what Wagner’s Ring Cycle tells us about Trump v Harris

US politics may lack swords and spears, dragons and talking birds, but Wagner’s tale of money, power, rivalry and grudges still carries striking parallels with the US elections

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Daron Acemoglu@dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hello everybody. I have just joined Bluesky, after witnessing the deterioration of Twitter/X. I will post some of my recent material from there and I plan to migrate to this platform over time.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2y ago

The best writing advice I've ever gotten is to remember that the first draft is where you explain it all to yourself and then the second draft is where you explain it all to your readers.

Prof Dynarski@dynarski.bsky.social · 2y ago

Academic writing thought: That it was hard for YOU to figure something out does not mean you should make it hard for the READER to get it Explain as simply & clearly as you can You do not need to take the reader through your lengthy journey to clarity Work that took months may end up a footnote